Friday, October 17, 2014

CNN) -- The Nigerian
government has reached a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist terror group
Boko Haram that includes the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a
Nigerian presidential spokesman said Friday.

The agreement was reached
Thursday night after a month of negotiations with representatives of the group,
said Hassan Tukur, principal secretary to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.

"We have agreed on the
release of the Chibok schoolgirls, and we expect to conclude on that at our
next meeting with the group's representative next week in Chad," Tukur
said.